BIG CROWDS CONVERGE ON THE PLAZA FOR OPENING DAY
By 10:00am this morning, a record number of skiers and boarders had climbed aboard the Needles Express Gondola at Snowbasin. Arriving at 7:00am, were a half-dozen snowboarders from Layton. The winner of bragging rights as first in line was Brady Nielsen, a three-year season pass holder also from Layton. “It’s been a long summer, and I’m ready to ride,” said Nielson. “Snowbasin is close to home, the best mountain around, and the people are nice,” he said.
Snowbasin opened with a two and one half mile top to bottom run, with a small terrain park at the bottom of Littlecat. The resort was been able to generate an impressive 20” of man-made snow in order to open today. As of November 24, there has been a total of 32” of natural snow on the mountain, which is slightly behind last year’s natural totals at this time.
“There is a lot of enthusiasm on the plaza early this morning,” said Jodi Holmgren, Director of Marketing and Public Relations. “Pass sales are significantly up over last year, and we are off to a great start” she said. In the first hour, Snowbasin saw as many skiers/boarders as they did the entire opening day last year.
One of the first skiers to arrive was Steve Rush, a long-time regular on the mountain. “Skiing at Snowbasin is my favorite way to kick-off the holidays,” said Rush.
Happy Thanksgiving!